Posts Tagged ‘Apple’

New 17″ iMac for $899?

Apple | Hardware | Rumor 1 1 Comment

imacEvidence of a 17″ iMac has been leaked by the Apple education site.
While only mentioned in the educational section at the moment, a sub $1,000 desktop isn’t a horrible idea for Apple to introduce to the masses. 17″ can leave a little to be desired when watching HD movies and playing games but I don’t believe this one is meant for that. I have a feeling this is going to be directly marketed towards educational facilities.

    There is no word on when or if this will hit the official Apple Retail store.

      Expect integrated graphics and a not so high-end CPU.

        You can find the details over at the Apple education site. Apple.com/education

          OS X Snow Leopard adding system wide spell check.

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          desktopDetails are still sketchy, however, it looks as though OS 10.6 will have dramatically improved spelling features.

            OS X will now be able to automatically correct spelling mistakes. This feature is fully customizable and can also be turned on and off at your discretion. Another exciting feature to grace OS X 10.6 is the inclusion of language abbreviation. For example, typing MOSX could be automatically translated to Macintosh OS X.
            While neither one of these are exactly ground breaking, they will be much appreciated by many.

              Via Macx.cn

              Breaking! Leaked Mac Mini, iMac and Mac Pro specs.

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              macminiMac Mini:

                • 5 USB ports
                • 1 Firewire 800 port
                • 1 Mini DVI port
                • 1 Display Port
                • NVIDIA 9400GM
                • Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.0GHz (Base Model)
                • 1GB DDR3 Memory
                • 120GB HD

                iMac

                • 1 20″ Model and 3 24″ Models
                • Intel Core 2 Duo’s clocked @ speeds up to 3.06GHz
                • 2GB DDR3 RAM standard on 20″ and 4GB Standard on 24″
                • Display Port for video out.macpro

                Mac Pro:

                • 8-Core model reaching 3.6GHz per core
                • 16-Core Configurations reaching 4.0GHz per core
                • Two Dual-Link DVI ports and one Display Port

                All in all some very descent updates. Nice to see the Mac Mini finally getting some love. I’m sure the slowing economy renewed Apple’s interest in it’s lower end model.
                While the Mac Pro is still just a dream to me, It’s nice to know they are staying on the ball.

                  Via MacRumors and OneMoreThing.nl

                  A few thoughts on Safari 4 Beta.

                  Apple | Software/Freeware | Web 2.0.fuTurE 0 No Comments

                  I have been using Safari Beta 4 for close to 48 forty-eight hours now. While not blowing my mind wide open, it does offer a few useful features.

                    • Cover Flow, while useful in iTunes, finds a way to be even more useful as a web browser feature. Cover Flow in Safari allows you to visually search your bookmarks and history, a welcomed feature for someone like me who tends to forget names much easierfeatures-technologies-webkit-20090217 then faces.
                    • Top Sites. While not being incredibly useful, is in my opinion, much better then a static home page. The ability for it to inform you of which pages have changed since you lasted visited them is a nice RSS-esque feature.
                    • Nitro Engine. While totally having a lame name, it’s always nice to be able to load the many pages of the www just that much faster.

                    So, as LeVar Burton would say:  You don’t have to take my word for it. Check it out for yourself. Apple.com/Safari

                    The Week In Review.

                    Apple | Hacks/Mods | Rumor | Tips 0 No Comments

                    newminiWhat did Apple do the week of Febuaray 15th – 21st? Read on to get the goods.

                                    Keep your eyes open for my upcoming review of Linux Mint 6 (64bit) on the MacBook Pro as well more Apple tips, rumors, and news!

                                      Interested in what I do when I’m not blogging? Follow me on Twitter to stay up to date. Twitter.com/lwestlie

                                      Retro Mac. Issue I -The Power Macintosh 8100

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                                      In this issue of “Retro Mac” we will be looking at the first Mac to break the 100MHz barrier. The Power Macintosh 8100. Introduced retromacNov.3, 1994, the 8100 did not have the most inspired design. It was practical and powerful but Apple had yet to start it’s campaign for making computers that looked as good as they worked.

                                        The 8100 sported a 1.44MB floppy drive as well as a 2x CD-ROM drive, clearly more the enough to handle all of your data needs.

                                          Although it came standard with a mere 16MB of SIMM memory, the machine itself could handle a total of 264MB! This was made possible due the 8 RAM slots. I personally am very impressed to see a 15 year old computer flaunting 8 RAM slots.

                                            The GPU sported 2 MBs of apple_powermac_8000VRAM which where more then enough at the current time, however, if you were looking for a little more power you could utilize the four empty SIMM slots on the graphics card to double your VRAM from 2 to 4MB.

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                                              Bang for your Buck. -The 20″ iMac

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                                              imacWhich Apple computer truly offers you the most bang for your buck? We will break down and compare the cost and features to determine which one takes the cake. Every week we will go over a different Apple Model.

                                                Today we start with the 20″ iMac. All aspects will be given a rating from 1 – 10. 1 being poor and 10 being excellent in value.

                                                  At $1499, It comes in at a very unique price point. It is a price that is attractive to both institution and individuals. Institutions love them because one computer is capable of replacing them all. The iMac is a computer that dad can work on and kid can play on.

                                                    The biggest aspect of the computer is the display. A 20″ TFT LCD with a resolution of 1680×1050 is relatively high end. Apple has always used incredibly high quality monitors on all of it’s computers. The new generation of iMac is no different. The display makes this iMac the beautiful thing it is. 9 out of 10

                                                      CPU. This computer is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo clocked @2.66GHz. A price of $164.99 means the CPU isn’t really out of this world. However, 2.66GHz goes further on a mac, and soon, even further. I would expect better from the high end 20″ line though. 7 out of 10

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                                                        iPhone- “Flash will hold me back no more!”

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                                                        flashFace it, the lack of copy and paste is not the drawback of the iPhone. The only real drawback has been the lack of flash support in browsers. Apple remained mum for quite some time, but now, the news is out.

                                                          Apple and Adobe have teamed up to bring Flash to the iPhone. They will work together to implement a fully functioning version of flash that will installable on all current and new iPhone and iPod Touchs’. This is great news when it comes media junkies looking to watch them streaming vids online.

                                                            Another thing Apple is doing is advocating HTML 5 as a replacement and is collaborating with fellow browser developers Mozilla and Opera to perform many of the same functions of Flash but in a more universal and less resource-hungry standard.

                                                              Click the “via” link to learn more.
                                                              Via: Appleinsider

                                                              Stream media to your PS3,Wii,and 360 from your Mac.

                                                              Apple | Games | Hardware | Media | Software/Freeware | Tips 2 2 Comments

                                                              More then likely either you or someone you know owns one. They are Muti-Media powerhouses. Great user interfaces and access to the internet make all of them ideal candidates for one thing. Media Streaming. That is, streaming your HD movies, tunes, and pics over your home network to your PS3,Wii, or 360. It may sound daunting, but these 3 little apps make it a breeze!

                                                                First up, Sony’s Playstation 3.

                                                                MediaLink. Your PlayStation 3 has been craving the media on your Mac. Finally, complete Macintosh and Playstation 3 integration is upon us. MediaLink can stream Music,Video, and Photos to your Mac. It does so by taking advantage of the UPnP technology of your router.

                                                                Enjoying your media through the PlayStation 3 has never been this easy, on any platform — and the Mac isn’t just any platform. Its our favorite platform, so we’ve taken great care to create a seamless solution. MediaLink can stream and copy the following formats to your PS3: MP3, AAC, WMA, WAV-MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4-H.264, DIVX, XVID-AVI, WMV, ASF-JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, BMP-RAW, PDF, PS, EPS, TGA.
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                                                                Sneaky Sneaky. Apple upgrades White MacBook.

                                                                Apple | Hardware 1 1 Comment

                                                                Apple just can’t help itself. If something can be better, they make it better. Earlier this morning Apple quietly upgraded the older style white MacBook.

                                                                  What Changed?legacyMBP

                                                                    The biggest and most noticeable upgrade would be the move from Intel’s GMA X3100 GPU to NVIDIA’s new 9400M. That in and of itself is a great bump. But they didn’t stop there. The next move they made was upgrading the FSB from 800MHz to 1066MHz. They also upgraded the bluetooth module from 2.0 to 2.1. and bumped the standard memory from 1GB to 2GB.

                                                                      Thanks to Apple, your 1000 bones will take you a lot further now.

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